The Central Bureau of Investigation, AntiCorruption Branch, Chennai, has registered five cases against customs officers of ICD, Tirupur, Singanallur, Concor and ACC, Coimbatore and private persons for cheating the Customs Department in availing and sanctioning fraudulent duty drawback incentives during 20012005.

The private individuals exported low priced goods in the name of the fictitious firms to the consignees at Dubai and other countries, by over invoicing its value in the shipping bills and other documents.

The customs officers knowingly cleared the low priced goods for export and sanctioned the duty drawback incentives for over invoiced value in the name of the fictitious firms, by demanding and accepting illegal gratification.

The foreign remittance, as sales proceeds for the inflated export value of the consignments were not repatriated to India from the consignees at Dubai and other countries through the exporter's bank account and thereby resulted in a loss of Rs 13.59 crore.